The Karnataka Alteration of Names of Certain Places Act, 2016
The Karnataka Alteration of Names of Certain Places Act, 2016
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This law authorizes the state government to officially change the names of multiple cities and districts in Karnataka to their traditional Kannada spellings. It amends existing state regulations to ensure all legal documents, laws, and official references adopt these new names immediately. This change recognizes the cultural heritage and linguistic identity of the region by replacing Anglicized or anglicized district names with their original forms. It simplifies government records and administration by implementing a consistent standard across the state, affirming the historical roots of the place names currently in use.
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